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Marshfield vs Baldwin vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most kids (28.5% under 18).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
Vienna has the highest household income ($75k).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Marshfield | Baldwin | Vienna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 499Lowest |
1,170Highest |
536 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.8Lowest 9% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
42.8±5.5 4% below ME |
| Baldwin and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.1%±5.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.1% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$5kLowest 16% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$75,481±$20kHighest about the ME average |
| Vienna and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $191,900±$42kLowest 35% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$276,400±$62kHighest 7% below ME |
| Vienna and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,342Lowest 23% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,469 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
62 minHighest 150% above ME |
| Work from home | 11%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.6%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Marshfield and Vienna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.